Skip to content

MCADV POLICY AGENDA SURVEY

1.How involved are you in policy decisions with your organization?
2.How often do you research federal and state public policies?
3.Does your organization have a public policy contact person?
4.Does your organization have a working relationship with your federal and local government?
5.Are you interested in learning more about the intersection of policy and victim services?
6.Are you interested in policy that provides funds for Housing Resources?
7.Are you interested in policies that increase grant funding for victim services programs?
8.Are you interested in policy that mandates a Lethality Assessment Program?
9.Are you interested in a mandate policy for DV and SA homicide reporting?
10.Are you interested in a statewide Teen Dating Violence Awareness program in schools?
11.Legislatures should create policies that provide grants to businesses to build homes for victims and survivors.
12.Legislatures should allocate  funds to build transitional housing for victims and survivors with families.
13.DV and SA policy advocates should monitor policy affecting HUD and other state housing resources.
14.DV and SA policy advocates should monitor policy affecting transitional housing and federal housing resources. 
15.I am knowledgeable of the Lethality Assessment Program.

16.Legislators should create a state mandate that requires every Law Enforcement department to create a Lethality Assessment Program. 
17.Lethality Assessment Program training should be done during Law Enforcement training. 
18.Mississippi should require all law enforcement officers to be trained on Lethality Assessments. 
19.Legislators should create policies to retrieve firearms from persons charged with domestic violence assault?
20.Law Enforcement Officers should be required to ask about firearms during Domestic Violence calls.
21.Legislators should mandate reporting of Domestic Violence Homicides to the Attorney General’s Office. 
22.Legislators should create a team to review domestic violence fatalities across the state. 
23.Students should learn about the signs of healthy relationships in schools.
24.Students should be aware of resources and ways to prevent Teen Dating Violence.
25.The state should mandate Teen Dating Violence curriculums in each school district.
26.The state should fund a statewide Teen Dating Violence / Interpersonal  Violence Awareness Program.
27.I am willing to do in person advocacy for victims and survivors during the 2021 Legislative Session. 
28.I am willing to do virtual advocacy for victims and survivors during the 2021 Legislative Session.
29.I would like daily policy updates concerning victims and survivors. 
30.I am interested in volunteering with the MCADV policy team. 
31.I want to help keep my legislators updated on issues facing victims and survivors.  
Current Progress,
0 of 31 answered